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In the fiction of J.R.R. Tolkien, Snowmane, foal of Lightfoot, is the horse of Théoden, on which he rode into the Battle of the Pelennor Fields. He was certainly weaker than Shadowfax, who was claimed by Gandalf. However, since his master was the King of Rohan he was most likely one of the Mearas himself.

Snowmane accompanied Theoden to the Battle of the Hornburg, and was riden on the final charge out of the fortress. At the battle of the Pelennor, however, Snowmane was pierced by a black dart, causing him to fall and crushing Theoden beneath him. He was buried with honour on the field of battle; his grave, known as Snowmane's Howe, bore the inscription


Faithful servant yet master's bane Lightfoot's foal, swift Snowmane.
The Return of the King: "The Battle of the Pelennor Fields," p. 120


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SnowmaneIn the fiction of J. Tolkien, Snowmane foal of Lightfoot, is the horse of Theoden, on which he rode into the Battle of the Pelennor Fields. He was certainly weaker than Shadowfax, who was claimed by Gandalf. However, since his master was the King of Rohan  
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